Breakfast Honey Bread

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This easy recipe is perfect for the honey lovers in your life! A piece of this moist honey cake with butter and more honey slathered on top is an excellent way to start your day! Whether you eat it for breakfast, brunch or even a special occasion this recipe will never fail you!

Why You'll Love This Recipe

Moist cake with a delicious honey flavor!
Freezes well!
Quick and easy recipe!

Ingredient Notes and Substitutions

Flour - All purpose flour, never self rising flour.
Honey - Creamed honey is ok but regular honey is best to use for this recipe.
Milk - Whole milk or 2% milk works best.
Butter - I used salted butter but you can use unsalted butter as well.

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Step by Step Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray a 9x13 baking sheet with non stick cooking spray.
Start by melting the butter in the microwave.
Add the ½ cup honey to the melted butter and whisk well.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk the dry ingredients (flour, white sugar, baking powder and salt) together.
Add the wet ingredients (honey mixture, milk and large eggs) to the flour mixture.
Mix with a wooden spoon just until no white streaks remain and the batter has come together.
NOTE - This batter/dough does appear a little odd. It's thick with texture unlike a cake batter. So don't panic it's how it's supposed to be.

Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients in a large bowl!

Spread evenly into a thin layer in the prepared pan. This is a stiffer batter so it takes a little bit of effort to spread it out evenly.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. A toothpick should come out clean and the top of the cake should be golden brown.
Cool cake slightly on a wire rack.
Serve warm with butter and honey. Goes well with fresh fruit and a tall glass of orange juice or Orange Julius!
Store by covering cooled honey cake with a lid or plastic wrap. No need to refrigerate, room temperature is fine.

Spread batter in a baking sheet and bake until golden brown!

Recipe FAQs

Are flavored butter good on this honey cake?

Yes! Check out a few of these flavored butter recipes! Perhaps an Easy Honey Butter or something a little different like Maple Bacon Butter! On the sweeter side you may like Raspberry Butter or some Orange Honey Butter!

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